WWCN16 CWHX 141943
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:13 P.M. NDT SUNDAY 14 JULY 2024.
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR:
=NEW= BURGEO - RAMEA.

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==DISCUSSION==

CONDITIONS ARE FAVOURABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE 
THUNDERSTORMS THAT MAY BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN.

POTENTIAL RAINFALL RATES: 25 MM PER HOUR OR HIGHER. 

LOCATIONS: OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE BURGEO HIGHWAY. 

TIME SPAN: EARLY THIS EVENING. 

REMARKS: A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA COULD PRODUCE A 
SHORT PERIOD OF LOCALIZED DOWNPOURS OVER THE HIGHWAY.

HEAVY DOWNPOURS CAN CAUSE FLASH FLOODS AND WATER POOLING ON ROADS. 
LIGHTNING KILLS AND INJURES CANADIANS EVERY YEAR. REMEMBER, WHEN 
THUNDER ROARS, GO INDOORS(EXCLAMATION MARK) 

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCHES ARE ISSUED WHEN ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS 
ARE FAVOURABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT COULD 
PRODUCE ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING WINDS, 
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. 

PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY 
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO 
NLSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)NLWX.

HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA

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